Alfalfa?

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Member Since 03/01/2013

Purred: Thu Jul 18, '13 12:11pm PST

I was looking into the Merrick Purrfect Bistro Grain Free Pate. I saw that "Organic Alfalfa" was listed as the 8th ingredient. I know that 8th is a little further down the line but alfalfa makes me think cows. Also, it's used in cat grasses too right?

Everything else seems about right, but do you guys think it is anything to worry about? Is it just another evil filler in disguise?

I agree with Merlin - for fiber and filler (and maybe for vitamin content). Alfalfa is in the pea family and I eat Natural Balance Chicken and Green Pea or Venison and Green Pea (for example). I think as a fiber this is probably an appropriate choice and contains vitamin D. As a filler it is probably better than rice or some others - and hopefully as a filler it isn't a major ingredient of the food.

Shadow's mom just posted an excellent article about alfalfa on Facebook that answers all these questions:
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive /2013/07/26/alfalfa.aspx?e_cid=20130726_PetsNL_art_1&utm_source=petn l&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20130726